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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
LarryDavidShrimp
1-4 154
118.85
 
VS
proj
LaphroaigBenchWarmer
94 0-4-1
66.42

LarryDavidShrimp beat LaphroaigBenchWarmer in 154-94 rout

Despite similar records, LarryDavidShrimp held a substantial season point advantage over LaphroaigBenchWarmer coming into this one (605-475), and they lived up to their reputation with a dominant win, cruising to a 154-94 victory. LarryDavidShrimp got out to a 2-point lead on Thursday behind the Los Angeles Rams defense and never gave it up. Deshaun Watson (55 points) and Chris Godwin (24) did their part for LaphroaigBenchWarmer in defeat. LarryDavidShrimp (1-4) will look to earn another win against bunkstraps, while LaphroaigBenchWarmer (0-4-1) will try to get some positive momentum against WilburForce.

Matchup Timeline

  LarryDavidShrimp   LaphroaigBenchWarmer

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thomas caught 11 passes for 182 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Saints beat the Buccaneers 31-24. In doing so, he put up 30 points and nearly tripled his scoring projection, the third-highest percent increase of any WR in the league this season. Next week, Thomas will play the Jaguars.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

LarryDavidShrimp
Points
% of total points 154
1
Michael Thomas
WR
30
10.04
19.5%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
28
10.26
18.2%
3
Andy Dalton
QB
25
24.91
16.2%
4
Justin Tucker
K
16
9.18
10.4%
LaphroaigBenchWarmer
Points
% of total points 94
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
55
27.85
58.5%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
24
10.28
25.5%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
8
11.52
8.5%
4
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
4
9.27
4.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, after which LarryDavidShrimp had a 98-91 lead. Michael Thomas had a 42-yard catch for LarryDavidShrimp, while Andy Dalton had a 42-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Deshaun Watson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown pass for LaphroaigBenchWarmer, while Chris Godwin had a couple of 26-yard touchdown receptions.
Sunday Late
Amari Cooper had a 53-yard touchdown catch and a 46-yard catch for LarryDavidShrimp, helping the team to a 140-91 lead.
Monday
George Kittle had a 22-yard touchdown catch for LarryDavidShrimp on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  LarryDavidShrimp   LaphroaigBenchWarmer

What If

LarryDavidShrimp would have beaten five other teams besides LaphroaigBenchWarmer this week.
LaphroaigBenchWarmer would have lost to four other teams besides LarryDavidShrimp this week.
If LarryDavidShrimp played LaphroaigBenchWarmer every week this season, they'd be 3-2.
LaphroaigBenchWarmer would have been victorious over LarryDavidShrimp 97-87 had they played each other last week.
LarryDavidShrimp would be 1-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as LaphroaigBenchWarmer.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as LarryDavidShrimp, LaphroaigBenchWarmer would be 2-2.
If LarryDavidShrimp had played every team in the league each week, they would be 18-17.
If they played every team every week, LaphroaigBenchWarmer would be 10-24-1.

Next Week Preview

LarryDavidShrimp
LarryDavidShrimp (1-4) face bunkstraps (3-2) in Week 6. LarryDavidShrimp might need to shuffle their lineup some with Allen Robinson II out on bye next week. Over the past three weeks, LarryDavidShrimp have put up 128 points per game, while bunkstraps have averaged 123.33 per contest.
LaphroaigBenchWarmer
In Week 6, LaphroaigBenchWarmer (0-4-1, last-place) will try to right the ship against WilburForce (4-1, second-place). Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 6, as Josh Jacobs, Jacoby Brissett, and Tyrell Williams are off for WilburForce and the Chicago Bears defense and Eric Ebron will sit for LaphroaigBenchWarmer.